The use of frozen donor eggs is expanding the options for couples struggling with infertility. Now that the technology is approved for mainstream use, it's cutting the cost and the time it takes to conceive.

11 News reporter Kerry Cavanaugh talked with one of the women behind the anonymous process to find out why she was doing it.

The donor, who only went by the name Emily, said she considers her dog her baby, and while she's never had a child of her own, there is a good chance that there are babies out there who are genetically hers. The 28-year-old has donated her eggs three times.

"If somebody wants half of my DNA to create a child that they really, really want, I'm not using (my eggs), so here you go. Here's a gift for you," Emily said.

She told 11 News that she earns about $7,000 for each lot of eggs she donates. She said she looked into the process after noticing ads offering women the opportunity to earn money by donating eggs.

"It definitely builds interest when you're first considering doing it. When you get into the screening process, you realize there's no way you'll do it just for the money. You can't. There's too much emotion connected with the process, especially the screening process," Emily said.

"We're looking for donors between the ages of 21 and 32. They go through genetic screening, infectious diseases testing and drug screening, and then they go through psychological counseling," Hayes said.

She said a wide variety of people seek out donor eggs for in vitro fertilization, ranging from women over the age of 40 to same-sex couples. The potential parents choose candidates from anonymous online profiles and can have the frozen eggs shipped to their doctor and ready for treatment in 48 hours.

"They receive about 16 pages of info about the donor. They get the photos and the profile for their long-term history," Hayes said.

She said donating eggs doesn't affect a woman's fertility, but Donor Egg Bank USA limits donors to a total of six cycles.

Emily said she's willing to keep donating because she considers the short-term hormone shots and outpatient egg retrieval surgery well worth the outcome.

"It's been very life-enhancing. It's something I'm proud to be a part of," Emily said.

Donor Egg Bank USA said each in-vitro attempt with a frozen donor egg costs about $18,000 and has a 45 percent success rate.

AS WE SHOWED YOU LAST NIGHT, SOME DOCTORS SAY EGG BANKS ARE FORGING A NEW FRONTIER IN FERTILITY. WHO IS DONATING? ONE OF THE WOMEN BEHIND THIS PROCESS. SHE ASKED THAT WE NOT USE HER REAL NAME. SHE HAS DONATED EGGS THREE TIMES. IF SOMEONE WANTS HALF OF MY DNA I'M NOT USING THEM. HERE YOU GO. SHE EARNED $7,000 FOR EACH LOT OF EGGS. SHE LOOKED INTO THE PROCESS AFTER NOTICING THE ADS. IT DEFINITELY BUILDS INTEREST WHEN YOU ARE FIRST CONSIDERING DOING IT. ONCE YOU GET INTO THE SCREENING PROCESS YOU REALIZE THERE IS NO WAY YOU DO IT FOR JUST THE MONEY. YOU CAN'T. AMYLASE EGGS ARE HERE. POTENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE CAREFULLY SCREENED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR DONORS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 YEARS OLD AND 32 YEARS OLD. THEY GO THROUGH GENETIC SCREENING. INFECTIOUS DISEASE TESTING. DRUG SCREENING. THEY GO THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING. A VARIETY PEOPLE SEEK OUT DONOR EGGS FOR IN VITRO FERTILIZATION. WOMEN OVER 40 YEARS OLD TO SAME-SEX COUPLES. THEY CHOOSE CANDIDATES FROM ONLINE PROFILES. THEY RECEIVED 16 PAGES OF INFORMATION ON THE DONOR. THEY GET THE PROFILE AND THE PHOTOS. DONATING AN EGG DOES NOT IMPACT A WOMAN'S FERTILITY. IT LIMITS DONORS TO SIX CYCLES. SHE IS WILLING TO KEEP DONATING BECAUSE SHE CONSIDERS THE SHORT-TERM HOME ON -- HORMONE SHOTS WELL WORTH THE OUTCOME. IT HAS BEEN VERY LIFE ENHANCING. IT IS SOMETHING I'M VERY PROUD